Research Methods: A Framework for Evidence-Based Clinical Practice [Hardcover]

Research Methods: A Framework for Evidence-Based Clinical Practiceis written specifically for students and practitioners in allied health care professions that treat patients with movement limitations, such as physical therapy and athletic training. Following the text's clear, easy-to-follow guidance, readers will quickly learn how to gather, read, interpret, assess, and apply research to clinical practice. Most importantly, they will discover how an evidence-based approach will improve clinical outcomes in their own practice.

Research Methods: A Framework forEvidence-Based Clinical Practiceis written specifically for students and practitioners in allied health care professions that treat patients with movement limitations, such as physical therapy and athletic training. Following the text's clear, easy-to-follow guidance, readers will quickly learn how to gather, read, interpret, assess, and apply research to clinical practice. Most importantly, they will discover how an evidence-based approach will improve clinical outcomes in their own practice.

Preface
Foreword
Part I: INTRODUCTION TO CLINICAL RESEARCH

• Chapter 1. Research: An Overview
• Chapter 2. How to Read Research: Evaluating Research Articles
• Chapter 3. Evidence-Based Clinical Practice: Distinguishing Best Practices
• Chapter 4. EBM: An Historical Perspective
• Chapter 5. Ethics and Responsible Conduct in Research and Clinical Practice

Part II: SEEKING ANSWERS: HOW THE QUESTION DRIVES THE METHODS

• Chapter 6. Finding the Evidence: Informational Sources, Search Strategies and Critical Appraisal
• Chapter 7. The Hierarchy of Evidence
• Chapter 8. Qualitative Inquiry
• Chapter 9. Quantitative Inquiry
• Chapter 10. Validity and Reliability
• Chapter 11. Tests of Comparison
• Chapter 12. Measures of Association

Part III: CLINICAL RESEARCH: DIAGlÏ